Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nagoya Grampus.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1712 | 6.76 |
 J-League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | — |
Scout report
K. Nakayama is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Nagoya Grampus, rated 26.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 257th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (50.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nakayama.
Judged on this season alone, Nakayama graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 65 of the 65 central midfielders in the J1 League, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 2.208 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 17). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 46th of 65 of the 65 central midfielders in the J1 League. At 30 Nakayama is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 50.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 26.3, Nakayama carries the 46th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J1 League of 65, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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